The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-12-09
HERR MOST CONVICTED.

The Anarchist Agitatof Foand Guilty II
the CharKss Asninst Hin.
NEW York, Nov 0.-When the trial Of
Johann Most was resumed yesterday morn
ing the defendant was called TO the witness
stand to testify in his own behalf He
denied that he had threatened the execu-
toner Of the Anarchists in Chicago or any
one else. Tho meeting ht Kraemer's hall
at which the alleged sediti0us speech was
made was, he said, . public one. Mr..
Schultz was the chairman and not Scheuck,
Is the police testified. He addressed his
hearers as he said rs "Fellow- citizens and
not rs Anarchists. He then went on to
give his version OF the speech he made. II
lacked the threats and violent language he
Ia charged with having uttered. ION the
cry of 'Revengep being uttered in the audi
ence, he went on, / said, Not now.
The capitalists arc arrayed against
us. We are here to accuse, and / &C
cuse Grinnell, Gary and the judges Of
the murder" He had described Powderly
Is an instrument IN the execution by not
taking sides with the condemned men. He
was not sure that he SAID he would give
ten years OF his life to know the hangman
and that he would strangle him. He had
never said that for every man killed in
Most said he was Communistic An.
archist. I'VE do not fight against any par
ticular government" said Most; two do
do not specially fight the Government of
the United States; we are opposed to gov
eminent as such. We think the power
held by the government should be abOl-
ished."
bombs and dynanitel' asked Mr..
Nicoll.
Eyes, on both Sides"
"Your idea is to conquer peaceably if you
can, by force il you mustr'
''That is history. We believe force will
be necessary in time"
On cross examination Assistant District
Attorney Nicoll questioned Most on the
record of his past life. The prisoner said
he had been convicted of treason in Aus
tria In 1869, and had been imprisoned one
year. In 1879 he was again convicted in
that country OF the same crime and got q
five years. sentence, but gained his liberty
in 1871 through an amnesty granted to
political prisoners. In 1872 he was SEN
fenced to one years Imprisonment in
Berlin for calling the Emperor Of
Germany ''slaughtcrer'' and "massa-
Greer" In 1874 he was sentenced to inn
prisonment for one year and six months
for "A speech made in Berlin on the ncm-
orial day OF the Paris commune. In 1857
he was sentenced in Berlin to two months
imprisonment for blasphemy. In 1881 he
was sentenced in England to eighteen
months imprisOn mcnL for applauding in
the Freihef the killing Of the Gar. When
he got out OF prison there he came to this
country and has since remained here.
The witness admitted having written a
book on 'Frce Society,"" "SOcial Move
ments in Ancient Rome" "Bastile of Plot.
zee," 'sThe He'll of Blackwelrs Island"
and others.
A wranglc between the lawyers cnsued
when Most was asked whether he had
written book on the cart OF Revolution.
airy Warfare or book on dynamite and
other explosives. He refused to answer on
the ground that the answer would tend &c
criminate him. He also declined to answer
whether he believed that modern explO-
sives were necessary to carry out his ideas;
whether he had advised others as to the
cheapest manner of manufacturing eX-
plosives; whether he had advised that an
electric battery be used at q distance to ex.
plOde dynamite, but when few moments
can be had 10 get away, q fuse Of six or eight
inches will serve; whether he had said
that for an explosion in crowd a shell Is
best, and it should be globuar to produce
splendid results; whether he had said that
a gas pipe with screw caps will produce
brilliant results; whether he had advised
that fruit jar be filled with benzine in
which o medicine glass filed with powder,
tightly closed and having fuse, be placed
and that on bursting the fiery benzine would
be scattered; whether he advised the use
of the deadly poison curare OH arrow heads.
The witness grew greatly excited when
these questions were asked and declined &c
answer each on the same ground. He SAID
vehemently: "Wbat have they to do with
my speech at Kraemer's HALF"
But the judge in each case allowed the
question.
This ended the evidence and the argu
ments of counsel followed at once, occupy.
ing two hours.
At ten o'clock the jury entered the court
room and rendered verdict Of guilty Us
charged in the indictment.